Insect-guard



(No Model.)

H. w. FLOOD & H. KROMWELL.

' msnc'r GUARD. No. 255,499. Patented Mar. 28,1882.

I (w Q r UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY W. FLOOD AND HENRY KROMWELL, HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY.

INSECT- GUARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 255,499, dated March28, 1882.

" Application filed July 2, 71881. (No model) To all whom it may concernBe it known that we, HARRY W. FLOOD and HENRY KaoMwELL, citizens of theUnited States, and both residing at Hoboken,-in the county of Hudson andState of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Insect-Guards, of which the following is a specification.

Ourinvention relates to improvements in that class of insect-protectorswhich are permanently attached to the legs of furniture; and the mainobject of our invention is to provide means for holding the destructivematerial in a sufticiently exposed manner, and yetinsure protection fromoutside contact and render it safe under all circumstances andconditions, and incapable of being tampered with by children.

We attain the object of our invention by the construction shown in theaccompnnyingdrawings, in which Figure l is a side view, with the coverpartly in section, of our improved insect guard and destroyer; and Fig.2 is aplan View of the same.

ais astandard of unequal dimensions, which serves as a support for thevessel or receptacle 1). Its shank or upper end is somewhat smaller thanits other portions, and is designed to be driven into a suitable socketprovided in the leg of the furniture. opening which serves as asocketfor a caster when required. This end is, however, of suchdimensions as to afford a firm base for the leg of the article to whichit is attached when a caster is dispensed with. The receptacle bsurrounds the standard a, and is preferably cast with it from one pieceof metal. Within this receptacle is placed the insect-destroying liquidor material. At a suitable point above this receptacle 1) a shoulder, c,is provided on the standard a, upon which the cover d rests when it isproperly adjusted in position. The cover at and receptacle b are bothmade concave, and the cover is suspended, so as to allow a space betweenit and the receptacle sufficient to prevent insects from going from oneto the other, and at the same time afford a complete protection againstany contact of the clothing of the bed or of a passing person Its lowerend has an with the contents of the vessel. From the shoulder a to adistance above sufficient to give the cover some play the standard iscast with an eccentric e and slightly tapering, as shown in Fig. 1, andthe central openingin the cover d is correspondingly eccentric, so thatwhen the cover is turned or pressed down until it rests on the shoulderc a slight rotation will wedge it in position. A series of perforationsor openings, f, are provided in the cover in order to allowthetumesofthe material to pass upward directly to the furniture andcoverings. The device is thus equally applicable for the purpose offumigation.

4 The replenishing and cleansing of the receptacle is easilyaccomplished, as there is snfficient space between the shoulder a andend of the legg of the furniture to permit the cover to be raised fortheintroduction of the material, or forother purposes.

Byour improved construction the objections heretofore existing againstsuch receptacles as insect-destroyers, by reason of their contents beingnecessarily much exposed, is entirely obviated, for while our device isequally effective it combines safety and security against contact fromclothing, or otherwise, with the poisonous material, and preventschildren from tampering with it and being endangered thereby.

\Ve are aware that cup-shaped vessels have been secured to the legs offurniture for holding liquid to prevent the progress of insects, andsuch we do not broadly claim as our invention; but

What we do claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- Aninsect guard or protector consisting of the standard a, provided withthe eccentric portion 0 and shoulder a, in combination with thevessel 1) and perforated cover 11, all arranged and operatingsubstantially as shown and described.

HARRY W. FLOOD. HENRY KROMWELL. Witnesses:

WILLIAM D. LANDRAY, WILLIAM A. Posr.

